The Region of Waterloo has released its 2017 collision report, detailing the worst places for crashes around the region. “The report will be tabled at committee on Tuesday, and councillors have a chance to discuss the contents of that report with me and then we’ll have some dialogue,” said Bob Henderson, manager of transportation engineering. Last year, Waterloo Region saw 6,263 total collisions compared to 5,791 in 2016. That number, however, was still fewer than each of the three years before at 6,319, 6,462 and 6,275 collisions from 2016 backRead More

All of the incumbents in Kitchener seeking re-election will serve another term at the position. Karen Redman was the only regional councillor not to re-run, running instead for regional chair. Tom Galloway, Elizabeth Clarke and Geoff Lorentz were re-elected, and will be joined for this term by Michael Harris. Harris, the former Conservative MPP, was elected fourth. He was removed from the Conservative Party just before the provincial election following an alleged 2013 incident. He served nearly seven years representing Kitchener-Conestoga, bringing with him ‘a wealth of experience and leadershipRead More

A polling station for people without fixed addresses was set up in Kitchener on Thursday. The station was located at St. John’s Kitchen in the Working Centre and another one at the Ray of Hope. It took six years to make the project happen. “This is a space of welcome, inclusion and non-judgement for this population,” said Tom Friesen, an outreach worker at St. John’s. Many polling stations are set up in schools or churches, where some people experiencing homelessness have undergone trauma. Some people who voted at the St.Read More